Journal of Traditional Medicine & Applications(JTMA)

Department of Health, Rift Valley University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Publications

• Research Article   
  Knowledge, Attitude and Utilization of Traditional Medicine among the Communities of Arerti Town, Semen Showa Zone, Amhara Regional State, South East Ethiopia
  Author(s): Gossa Tassew Zeleke and Tefera Tezera Negera
  
  At different places various findings emphasize the need for further studies of the impact of multiple healthcare resources and treatments, as well as illicit drugs, on clinical outcome, chronic care and patient retention. Mostly Traditional Medicine (TM) is ignored in the research and contributions of modern drugs advancement. This study aimed at assessing the knowledge, attitude and factors affecting the utilization of traditional medicine among the communities of Arerti town, Semen Showa Zone, Amhara Regional State, and South East Ethiopia. A simple random sampling technique was used to select the study area and systematic random sampling technique was used to select households. A structured closed ended questionnaire was used to collect data through house to house interview among 490 participants identified for the study. The data was entered by using Epi-Data version 3.1 and analy.. Read More»
  

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